Tuesday:Starting Your Own Business; University of Georgia Business Outreach Services/Small Business Development Center; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; cost, $30 includes workbook and materials.

Tuesday: The Metro Augusta Chamber of Commerce Richmond County Pride and Progress Meeting; 7 p.m.; University Hospital Medical Center-South Richmond County, 3121 Peach Orchard Road next to First Union; speaker, Tom Beck, executive director of the Augusta-Richmond County Recreation Department; call 821-1300 for more information.

Tuesday: Job Fair for veterans and active-duty soldiers who will be released; Southeast Paralyzed Veterans Association, U.S. Highway 1 South near Gate 5, Fort Gordon; for more information, call the Augusta office of the Georgia Department of Labor at 721-3131.

May 4: Open House at The Gardens Personal Care Home; 550 Gibbs Road, Evans; 1 to 5 p.m.; The Gardens is a new assisted living facility offering residents 24hour assistance with medication, daily tasks, transportation and other activities; for more information, call 855-0931.

May 6:Open House for Walton Place Apartments for people with physical disabilities; 4:30 to 6 p.m.; 3005 Lee Street; RSVP at 823-8791.

May 12-16: Five-day Slurry Course; sponsored by GIW Industries and Augusta State University; course will be held in Grovetown; registration fee is $1,800, includes all lectures; three continuing education units are awarded upon completion; for more information call Anne Davis at (706) 863-1011, ext. 289.

May 15: 1997 Merchandise and Media Auction; sponsored by the Greater Augusta Ad Club and the Better Business Bureau; Julian Smith Casino; 6 p.m.; $10 at door or in advance; call Grace Belangia at (706) 823-6600, or Beth Frits at (706) 736-3900 for more information.

May 17:Introduction to the Internet Seminar sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants; 8 a.m. to noon; Markert Hall Computer Lab, Augusta State University; cost, $25 per person, pay in advance, space is limited; call Felix Robinson at (803) 663-2308 to register.

Information about conventions was obtained from the Augusta Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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